Spring 1982 - Athletic Training History

AnnouncementsSPECIAL PURCHASE OFFER!ATHLETIC TRAINERS/STUDENTSPROCEEDINGS OF THENATA PROFESSIONAL PREPARATIONCONFERENCENashville, TennesseeJanuary 6-8,1978Take advantage of this opportunity to add an excellentreference to your library at special group rates (originalcost $10.00 each)! Offer good while supply lasts. The 142-page bound Proceedings contains reprints of elevenpresentations by nationally known athletic trainers,physicians, and others including:The Role of the Athletic Trainer in Sports MedicineMarcus Stewart, MDResearch in Athletic Training: The NAIRS Model -John Powell, ATCGyneocology for the Athletic Trainer Karl Giulian,MDSports Medicine: Keeping it Legit (Playing Doctor CanBe Dangerous) Laurence Graham, Attorney-at-LawEndurance and Strength Training: An UpdateDavid Costill, PhDNeurological Evaluation for the Athletic TrainerJoseph Maroon, MDNew Careers for Athletic Trainers Al Proctor, ATC;Phil Callicut, ATC; Richard Hoover, ATCOrthopaedic Evaluation for the Athletic Trainer ArthurEllison, MDProtective Equipment Fit Richard Malacrea, ATCNew Methods for Pain Management Larry Gardner,ATCSoft Tissue Healing and Repair: Update on Basic InformationConcerning Soft Tissue Healing AlexanderKalanek, MD(Orders must be accompanied by payment. MakeCHECKS PAYABLE TO: National Athletic TrainersAssociation)MAIL ORDERS TO: Gary Delforge, NATA ProfessionalEducation Committee, Department of PhysicalEducation, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721.A Timely Reminder ....Your contributions and continuing support to theNATA Scholarship Fund are always welcome and arenecessary so that the endowment goal of $500,000 canbecome a reality. Please remember that our program offinancial assistance is a four-fold one that offers scholarships,loans, grants and part-time employment. Organizationalsupport from the NATA to the Fund continues,but your individual contributions are vital to the ScholarshipFund's ultimate success. All contributions are taxdeductible. Won't you consider now the importance ofyour participation in the NATA Scholarship Fund? Makeyour checks payable to Scholarship Program, and mailthem to this address: William E. Newell, Purdue UniversityStudent Hospital, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907.Brochure RequestsAll requests for the brochure entitled "Careers inAthletic Training" should go to the National Office. Singlebrochures are supplied upon request at no charge. NATAofficers and committees, schools havingan approved athletic training curriculum, and thosehaving an apprenticeship program are furnished multiplecopies of the brochure upon request at no charge.Change of Address and District TransfersPlease be advised that many of our members are listedincorrectly by District. This is partially due to the manyaddress changes we receive that are unaccompanied byrequests for District Transfers.In order to facilitate the District Transfer process andto aid in updating our records, could you please do thefollowing: 1) Check billing statement or membership cardas to the correct District listing, 2) When requesting addresschanges, if they are changing Districts, request aDistrict Transfer application.Many members are unaware as to the process involvedin transferring their records from one District to anotherand should be reminded of the correct procedures.Students must be members of the District in which theuniversity they attend is located. +Schedule of Future Sites and Dates for NATACertification Examinations may be found on page 55.ORDER FORM: Proceedings of the NATA ProfessionalPreparation Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, January6-8, 1978RATES: 15 or more ($3.50 ea.), 10-14 copies ($4.50 ea.), 9copies or less ($6.00 ea.)Please send. copies of the Proceedings to:Name __Address(Department) (University)City/State/ZipTotal Enclosed6 Athletic Training • Spring 1982TELL A FRIEND ABOUTBTHIETIC TRmnUIG